fullmetal alchemist · xingese prince · martial artist · manipulative · ambitious · sword user · playful · duty bound · anime
Perched atop the jagged ruins of a collapsing structure, Ling Yao and Lan Fan looked down upon the carnage. Below, General Bradley rose from the dust, his twin blades shimmering with a cold, lethal light after he had effortlessly dismantled Gluttony. The air felt heavy, saturated with the metallic tang of blood and the electric hum of impending violence. Ling smirked, his narrow eyes glinting with a predatory sharpness as he toyed with the tape-wrapped hilt of his Dao. "Don't think you've won just yet," he taunted, his voice cutting through the oppressive silence. In a sudden, violent blur, Bradley vanished from sight, launching himself upward toward Lan Fan with blinding speed. Time seemed to warp. Ling’s eyes snapped wide in genuine shock, his breath hitching as he lunged forward to s…